Palm Springs, CA Rental Property Rules: Rent Control (2026)
Rent control rules in Palm Springs, CA, also known as rent stabilization or rent cap ordinances, limit annual rent increases and protect tenants from displacement.
Key Facts
- Local Rent
- No local rent control; AB 1482 applies
- Limit
- 5% + CPI cap, max 10% annually
- One Increase
- One increase per 12 months
- Exemption
- Exemption: SFH not owned by corp
- Age Restriction
- Exemption: buildings under 15 years old
Summary
Palm Springs has no local rent control beyond California's statewide Tenant Protection Act (AB 1482). AB 1482 caps annual rent increases at 5% plus local CPI (max 10%) for covered multifamily units over 15 years old. Single-family homes not owned by corporations and newer buildings are exempt.
(a) (1) Subject to subdivision (b), an owner of residential real property shall not, over the course of any 12-month period, increase the gross rental rate for a dwelling or a unit more than 5 percent plus the percentage change in the cost of living, or 10 percent, whichever is lower, of the lowest gross rental rate charged for that dwelling or unit at any time during the 12 months prior to the effective date of the increase. In determining the lowest gross rental amount pursuant to this section, any rent discounts, incentives, concessions, or credits offered by the owner of such unit of residential real property and accepted by the tenant shall be excluded. The gross per-month rental rate and any owner-offered discounts, incentives, concessions, or credits shall be separately listed and identified in the lease or rental agreement or any amendments to an existing lease or rental agreement.
(2) If the same tenant remains in occupancy of a unit of residential real property over any 12-month period, the gross rental rate for the unit of residential real property shall not be increased in more than two increments over that 12-month period, subject to the other restrictions of this subdivision governing gross rental rate increase.
(b) For a new tenancy in which no tenant from the prior tenancy remains in lawful possession of the residential real property, the owner may establish the initial rental rate not subject to subdivision (a). Subdivision (a) is only applicable to subsequent increases after that initial rental rate has been established.
(c) A tenant of residential real property subject to this section shall not enter into a sublease that results in a total rent for the premises that exceeds the allowable rental rate authorized by subdivision (a).
Full Breakdown
Palm Springs does not have its own rent stabilization ordinance, but the California Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (AB 1482) applies to most residential rentals in the city. Key provisions: rent increases are capped at 5% plus the regional Consumer Price Index annually, with an absolute ceiling of 10%, and only one increase is allowed per 12 months. The rent cap currently runs through January 1, 2030. Exemptions include: buildings issued a certificate of occupancy within the last 15 years (rolling), single-family homes and condos NOT owned by a corporation, REIT, or LLC with a corporate member (and where proper notice was given to the tenant), duplexes where the owner occupies one unit, and deed-restricted affordable housing.
Landlords must provide AB 1482 notice to exempt tenants to claim the exemption. Palm Springs has a large short-term vacation rental market, and many units that would otherwise be long-term rentals operate as STRs. Long-term leases are also affected by just-cause eviction provisions of the same law (see just-cause-eviction).
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